Archie Panjabi

British actress (born 1972)

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Born: 1972-05-31
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Acting · Edgware, Middlesex, England, UK

Archana "Archie" Panjabi (born May 31, 1972) is a British film and television actress, best known for her roles in the movies "East Is East", "Bend It Like Beckham", and "A Mighty Heart", as well as for her portrayal of Kalinda Sharma in the CBS television series "The Good Wife". She graduated from Brunel University, England, with a degree in Management Studies (BSc).

Known for

Catch the Wind — Dr. Jean2026
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War — The Rani2025
Where We Came From — Satinder Aujla2024
Under the Bridge — Suman Virk2024
Doctor Who — The Rani2024
Hijack — Zahra Gahfoor2023
Star Wars: The Bad Batch — Depa Billaba (voice)2021
Snowpiercer — Asha2020
I Know This Much Is True — Dr. Patel2020

Article

Archana Panjabi (born 31 May 1972) is an English actress. On television, she is known for her roles as Maya Roy in the BBC One series Life on Mars (2006–2007), Kalinda Sharma in the CBS series The Good Wife (2009–2015), Nas Kamal in the NBC series Blindspot (2016–2017, 2020), Kendra Malley in the Global series Departure (2019–2023), and The Rani in Doctor Who (2025). Her work in The Good Wife earned her a Primetime Emmy Award in 2010 and an NAACP Image Award in 2012, as well as two further Emmy nominations, one Golden Globe nomination, and three Screen Actors Guild Award nominations shared with the cast. Panjabi is the first Asian actor to win a Primetime Emmy for acting. Her films include East Is East (1999), Bend It Like Beckham (2002), Yasmin (2004), and A Mighty Heart (2007).

Early life and education